Hi all,
I'm planning on buying a new ibook to edit old videotapes shot by everything from Hi8-film to old 8mm "movietheaterfilm" .

Do You know any device which would let me import analog video with sound to digital via Firewire? Hopefully not so expensive also

Thankyou,
Oskar



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If you are willing to spend around 300.00 (online) I have a wonderfull solution for you, its a sony product called the Sony Media Converter the part number is DVMC-DA2. It is the coolest thing i have seen in a long time, it will convert video/audio to firewire, both in and out. You can capture video from a composit or svhs source or output from your fire wire to a composit source, I have mine hooked up for previewing out of premiere to a video monitor, very slick!

Originally posted by focult:
You can capture video from a composit or svhs source or output from your fire wire to a composit source

Actually, it has input and output through "s-video" connections. SVHS is a professional-level format for video tapes.

I would also recommend the Sony Digial Media Converter. As a bonus, it also appears in your Sound Control Panel as a Sound In device so you can record analog sound into your computer.

-Doug

You'll need to find a way to convert the 8mm film to digital. You can't feed the projector output into a converter like the Sony as the signal must be an analog electronic signal. While there are places you can send your film to get it converted, I personally would be uncomfortable mailing irreplaceable home movies to a stranger. Plus, they just project your movies and take a movie of the projected movie. This method won't yield optimal results. I have not been able to find any place that can do a professional transfer from 8mm film to Mini-DV. I'm still trying to find out the best way to accomplish this.
If anybody has any suggestions, I'd be delighted to hear from you.



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Thanks for all your answers, you've been really helpful! About the Sony box, it does sound very intriguing, but I don't know if I can spend 300 bucks on that (pobably the double here in Sweden). You don't know anything less priced that can do almost as many things as the sony box?

Thankyou all,
Oskar



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Do not buy the Sony media convertor !! It is NTSC only !!
In Sweden you are PAL.

Directors-cut, Hollywood bridge are multi system units. Still same price range.

My advice, Get yourself a Digital-8 Camera Like TRV-120E it will play your
8 / Hi8 tapes convert them to DV and feed your i book.

Danny

Originally posted by natovich:
Do not buy the Sony media convertor !! It is NTSC only !!
In Sweden you are PAL.

Directors-cut, Hollywood bridge are multi system units. Still same price range.

My advice, Get yourself a Digital-8 Camera Like TRV-120E it will play your
8 / Hi8 tapes convert them to DV and feed your i book.

Danny

Yes, it looks like I'm heading for a camera, but the problem is, some of my customers have got their film on Super8-film (projector), and I don't know an easy way of getting it digital. One way is to record the movie with a DV-camera, but I don't know about the quality...

/Oskar


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My advice, Get yourself a Digital-8 Camera Like TRV-120E it will play your
8 / Hi8 tapes convert them to DV and feed your i book.

Good advice for the USA, but the european version of the TRV-120e has the DVin function disabled, so you will need to budget for a "widget" to re enable it! (Or get a more expensive camcorder that still has DV In.

Cheers!

Inkfinger

Shooting the projected image from the screen with a TRV-120E Works very well, Use a non reflective screen.

European PAL TRV-120E are DV-IN disabled, Go to the WWW.LYNX.COM Site
they will help you to enable DV IN + ANALOG IN + MANUAL WHITE BALANCE
It is permanent and safe.

Danny.

Sorry, It is www.lynxdv.com

Danny.

I'm thinking of getting a Canon MV-400i witha both analogue and DV in/out. That way I can transfer old VCR video to DV and edit them. Anyone have comments on the MV-400i? (I'd rather use Canon prod than Sony)

Yes, I would be filming of a projector-screen (non-reflective).

/Oskar


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[Brazuca]

I've done the same thing that youa are planning on doing but I'm in NY, so it was easier.

I also needed to get camcorder, so I got the TRV730 fm Sony which acts as my converter.

I converted my old 8mm film to a VCR tape (its much cheapar than direct to digital format). There is a company here in NY that does this (www.rafikvideo.com) and it cost me $69 for 850 feet of film.

Then I just played it in my VCR, through the Camcorder and into the iMovie. Beware, you need a lot HD space. my 40 min movie took 7.5GB